furnishings; implements; equipment
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
transcendency; detachment
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
stillness; repose; standing still
to be infected; to be contagious
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
standing tall; towering; soaring
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
nothing but; none other than
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
plaster; wall clay; wall mud
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
death in battle; killed in action
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to comfort; to console; to amuse
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar